[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 137 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1157-E1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF DELIMA ``DEL'' GENARD

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 17, 2018

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Delima 
``Del'' Genard, a resident of Acushnet, Massachusetts, who turns 100 
years young on August 18th.
  Del was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada in 1918 to parents 
Cesaire and Rose Anna Darcy. She was one of six children, with four 
brothers and one sister. Her family moved to the United States when she 
was an infant. During the Great Depression, Del left school in the 6th 
grade and began working to help support her family.
  In 1939, Del became a United States Citizen, and two years later she 
married Alcide Genard on November 20, 1941. She was a devoted and 
loving stay-at-home mother to their three children: Priscilla, Robert, 
and Florence. During World War II, Del took care of

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her family while her husband was deployed overseas. Then, in 1957 she 
returned to work as a seamstress until retiring at the age of 62. In 
her free time, she enjoyed dancing the Quadrille, attending Whiss 
parties at church, going to the movies, attending clambakes, and going 
for long walks.
  Today she can be found playing cards and bingo, doing puzzles, and 
going on day trips with friends. Above all, she enjoys spending time 
with her growing family. Family is incredibly important to Del, who has 
18 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Delima ``Del'' Genard on this joyous 
occasion of her 100th birthday. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
wishing her many more years of health and happiness

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